Expect traffic delays during state track Fri.-Sat.

Thousands heading to UW-L for meet

Thanks to the WIAA state track and field meet, traffic will be a mess, beginning Friday.

Thousands will converge at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Memorial Field for the two-day event.

Most of the delays will be on La Crosse Street and Highway 16 from I-90.

Officials say there will be three entry points on campus:

• East Avenue at La Crosse Street. 
• Pine Street at Campbell Road, 
• La Crosse Street entrance to the Recreational Eagle. 

All other streets and alleys will be blocked. Cost to park: $8 per day.

UW-L police chief Scott McCullough asks motorists not to get angry, look for pedestrians and stay off the phones.